Yearly Archives: 2009

Emily’s List Phone Fundraising Could Be Better

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

I think Emily's List is a perfectly fine organization, although I don't think their behavior in Florida's 18th district in the last cycle was anything to brag about — they were very very slow about endorsing Taddeo.

So I'm not about to give them money.

I was polite about that when they called a few days ago, we were in the middle of something, and I said I was busy.

They called back today. I had more time today, so I asked to be put on the 'do not call' list, this being the second call in a few days. The guy (!) on the phone denied they'd ever called me before.

I can't say they lost my dime, as I wasn't going to give anyway, but really.

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Make Yourself Miserable

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

Update (4/28/09): Unfortunately, the map is not accurate.

H1N1 Swine Flu Map.

View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger map

Key:

Pink markers are suspect
Purple markers are confirmed
Deaths lack a dot in marker

RSS Feed of new H1N1 Swine Flu Cases

Amazingly, there are none near here yet. Diseases don't usually work like that.

Posted in Science/Medicine | 4 Comments

Late Night Campus Jogging Initiative

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

This seems sensible:

Student Government’s Police Advisory Board invites members of the UM community to participate in a survey regarding the possibility of a designated late-night (12 to 3 a.m.) jogging route. The route could include extra lighting, security patrols, camera coverage, and other safety features. The board seeks to learn if the University community would be interested in having this available on campus. The survey is completely anonymous, and additional free-response comments or ideas are welcome. Click here to complete the survey.

(via e-veritas)

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Data Point

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

After pills and 419 scams, the most common sp*m emails I am getting at the moment seem to be for fake watches of the highest quality.

Posted in ID Cards and Identification | 5 Comments

Marcy Wheeler Makes the World Better

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

Firedoglake's March Wheeler is one of the bloggers who does work connecting the dots that the rest of the media only sometimes catches up to. (She's also scary smart.)

Now the good folks at Firedoglake are running a campaign to raise $150K “to support Marcy, another investigative blogger to work with her, and a researcher to help them.”

A good cause: Go Organic — No Artificial Blogging. Support Marcy Wheeler!

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